Pramesh S Jain
In a move to make accident reporting faster and hassle-free,the Bengaluru City Traffic Police have introduced the E-Accident Report feature on the BTP ASTraM App on Saturday .
This new feature enables motorists to digitally report minor accidents and instantly receive an acknowledgement faster to help them get insurance and damage claims,eliminating the need for in-person visits to traffic police stations.
The initiative reflects BTP’s commitment to citizen-first, tech-driven policing for a smarter Bengaluru,Home Minister G parameshwara,said while receiving 50 bikes from Honda India Foundation for the traffic police to be used as traffic patrolling .
There are around 150 to 200 acknowledgement for minor accidents sought across the city everyday.
The E-accident report will help reduce stress with no station visit or police to visit the spot through few simple steps .
Once getting into the e-accident option,people can select -report my accident option,enter date and time,drop pin on the map and a short note about the issue,click the picture of the damaged vehicle to submit and receive the official acknowledgement .
This report have unique ID and passkey with QR code and short link enable the insurance companies to check the authenticity of the report .
This option is applicable only for the minor accident and for the injuries and serious accidents the app will guide people to call 112 for report .
There will not be any station visit or wait for the police to visit the spot for minor cases thus reduce valuable time, said a police officer adding that this will help faster claim process and less paper work .
The time tab and Geo tag report will also improve accuracy and reduce stress for the people .
